Learn about the origins of whales

Jon Peters will present a talk on the origins of whales at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 10, at ScienceWorks, 1500 E. Main St., Ashland.

Jon Peters will present a talk on the origins of whales at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 10, at ScienceWorks, 1500 E. Main St., Ashland.

Peters will show evidence detailing how whales have evolved from a deer-like ancestor to the aquatic forms that we know today. Evidence comes from newly discovered fossils, anatomical features of living whales and newly revealed DNA comparisons between whales and hippos.